* Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Originally posted on March 14th, 2022.

* Comedian- Jessica Kirson.

Trust Jeff Eats when I tell you- that I’ve seen a ton- and I do mean a ton of comedians in my day!

Jessica Kirson is one very funny lady!

Don’t Miss Her!

Just a taste…

The Skinny:

Comedian- Jessica Kirson

Friday, March 18th, (8pm)

Lake Park Black Box @ The Kelsey Theater
700 Park Ave,
Lake Park, Florida 33403
Box Office: 561.328.7481
Tickets: lakeparkblackbox.com and goldstar.com (discount tickets)
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Saturday, March 19th, 2022 (7pm & 9pm)

Boca Black Box
8221 Glades Road #10
Boca Raton, Florida 33434
Box Office: 561.483.9036

Tickets: bocablackbox.com and goldstar.com (discount tickets)

from bocablackbox.com.

Jessica Kirson is a powerhouse on stage. Jessica’s act is a hilariously relatable performance of sheer silliness, vulnerability and ridiculous characters.

She was recently awarded ‘Best Female Comic’ by the MAC association in New York City and received the prestigious Nightlife Award for ‘Best Stand-up Comedian.’ And in her spare time, Jessica is a regular contributor to the ‘Howard Stern Show’, where she produces and stars in prank calls for the program.

In an era where only 10% of all touring comedians are female, Jessica stands out as one of the strongest comedians regardless of gender. As her friend Dave Attell says, ‘I’d hate to follow her.’

She recently served as a consultant, producer and writer as well as acted in the Robert De Niro’s film ‘The Comedian.’ She has appeared on ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’, ‘The View’, and ‘Kevin Can Wait.’

This contest started on 3/16/22. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $20 Chick-fil-A Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $20 Chick-fil-A Gift Card to give to one of you guys…

The game- the first 20 “reader-comments” received – will be entered in a “blind hat pick”! You can submit as many comments as you’d like but- Please, only 1- reader comment – per day…play fair!

The $20 Gift Card is good at any Chick-fil-A location (chick-fil-a.com for locations, menus, prices, info).

This contest started on 3/14/22. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 McDonald’s Gift Card.

Real simple story, Jeff Eats got a $20 McDonald’s Gift Card to give to one of you guys!

The game- the first 10 “reader-comments” received – will be entered in a “blind hat pick”! You can submit as many comments as you’d like but- Please, only 1- reader comment – per day…play fair!

The $10 Gift Card is good at any McDonald’s location (mcdonalds.com for locations/ menu/ prices/info).

* Humor!

One day a man, who had been stranded on a desert island for over ten years sees an unusual speck on the horizon.

“It’s certainly not a ship”, he thinks to himself.

As the speck gets closer and closer he begins to rule out the possibilities of a small boat, then even a raft.

Suddenly, emerging from the surf, comes a drop dead gorgeous blonde woman wearing a wet suit and scuba gear.

She approaches the stunned guy and says: “Tell me, how long has it been since you’ve had a cigarette?”

“Ten years,” replies the stunned man.

With that she reaches over and unzips a waterproof pocket on her left sleeve and pulls out a pack of cigarettes.

He takes one, lights it, takes a long drag and says: “Man, oh man! Is that good!”

“And how long has it been since you’ve had a sip of bourbon?” she asks him.

Trembling the castaway replies: “Ten years.”

She reaches over, unzips her right sleeve, pulls out a flask and hands it to him.

He opens the flask, takes a long swig and says: “WOW, that’s absolutely fantastic!”

At this point, she starts slowly unzipping the long zipper that runs down the front of her wet suit, looks at the man seductively, and asks: “And how long has it been since you’ve had some real fun?”

With tears in his eyes, the guy falls to his knees and sobs: “Oh good Lord! Don’t tell me you’ve got a laptop?”

***** Taste of Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant, 2224 Gulf Gate Drive, Sarasota, Florida 34231, (941) 922-6765.

Got a real good Chinese/Thai joint for you guys to checkout, Taste of Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant in Sarasota.

Simple tale to tell, yesterday, Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and our friends Ellen and Marc “discovered” Taste of Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant and I gotta tell you that- the joint’s food was absolutely delicious! Booth/table seating, reasonably priced- full boat of Jewish American Brooklyn circa 1957 Chinese food/handful of Thai ‘specials’ menu, open Monday- Saturday 11:30am-10pm/ Sunday 4:30pm/9pm.

Let me wrap-up Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant by saying, that if the joint was in Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats’ Boca Raton neighborhood- we definitely would be real steady customers! Ditto- for Ellen and Marc who also live in Boca Raton!

Check menu/prices/info at tasteofhongkong-chineserestaurant.business.site.

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 3/13/22-Hogan’s Great Sandwiches).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

HOT REUBEN
($6.40)

Hogan’s Great Sandwiches
2327 Northwest 13th Street
Gainesville
(352) 376-6224
Latest Review: 1/25/22

This joint is an absolute must try!

Posted on January 25th, 2022

***** Hogan’s Great Sandwiches, 2327 Northwest 13th Street Gainesville, Florida 32609,
(352) 376-6224.

Got a real good sandwich joint for you guys to checkout- Hogan’s Great Sandwiches in Gainesville.

Simple tale to tell- order/pickup at counter, cash only, table seating, draft & bottled beer/wine bar, tvs, military memorabilia decor, reasonably priced- 6” 8” 12” hot & cold heroes & sandwiches/ salads menu, open Monday-Saturday 10am-midnight/Sunday 10am-9pm.

Yesterday, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats discovered Hogan’s Great Sandwiches and I gotta tell you guys- the joint’s food absolutely killed!

Now, you guys know (or should know by now) that this food reviewing gig is purely a subjective game- you know, what Jeff Eats likes, you may hate, vice versa- so on and so forth…with that in mind, I gotta tell you- that Hogan’s Great Sandwiches is right-up there with Florida’s best sandwich joints!

Let’s rate Hogan’s Great Sandwiches a must try!

This contest started on 3/10/22. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $50 Biergarten Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $50 Biergarten Gift Card to give to one of you guys!

The game- the first 50 “reader-comments” received – will be entered in a “blind hat pick”! You can submit as many comments as you’d like but- Please, only 1- reader comment – per day…play fair!

The Gift Card is good at Biergarten, 309 Via de Palmas, Boca Raton, Florida 33432, (561) 395-7462.

Check menu/prices/info at biergartenboca.com.

Posted on February 27th, 2012.

***** Biergarten, 309 Via de Palmas, Boca Raton, Florida 33432, (561) 395-7462.

Last Saturday night around 10pm my wife and I- and another couple stopped by a German “bar-restaurant”—Biergarten in Boca Raton. The joint has indoor seating/huge outdoor patio seating. Real simple concept–tons of different beers, wines, specialty drinks—menu loaded with appetizers, burgers, salads, sandwiches, tacos, German style wursts-schnitzels-and other dishes—local bands and djs. The joint looks like “what” I guess a German beer garden in Germany is suppose to look like and the staff wears’ German beer garden costumes (I think!) You can check menu/prices at www.biergartenboca.com.

What a cool place!. It was JAMMED and I do mean JAMMED! I’m gonna bet here, that half the crowd was FAU/Lynn students. Although it was approaching “my” bedtime, I still “tried” a steak slider, bbq pork slider, pastrami slider, kielbasa, potato pancakes—and I’m telling you straight up, the food was absolutely dynamite. Absolutely some of the best “bar” stuff I’ve had in a very very long time. A great dj was spinning all-types of music and I understand that the bands that work the joint, play classic rock, reggae and new stuff.

Suffice it to say, the “kids” there were having an absolute blast–and us 4 old geezers did the same. Boy! If Ithaca, New York had a joint like Biergarten back in 1966-1970–just maybe, I wouldn’t have been so anxious to graduate from Ithaca College-to get back to Brooklyn. In all fairness, Bobby Comstock & The Counts was a great band, but if memory serves me right, the food at the Dewitt Clinton Hotel where they worked- wasn’t even in the same breath as Biergarten’s grub.

Biergarten hasn’t been around for very long. I’m guessing here, but I think something like 6 months. The joint is located in the “Pink Plaza” in Boca Raton…the spot that it’s in- has over the years-housed more restaurants than you can shake a stick at. I maybe going out on a limb here, but I think that the landlord has finally found a long-term tenant.

Let me close by saying, no matter how old or for that matter young you are—you gotta try Biergarten.

Biergarten is open Sunday-Monday 11am-midnight, Tuesday-Saturday 11am-2am.

This contest started on 3/9/22. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $50 Duffy’s Sports Grill Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $50 Duffy’s Sports Grill Gift Card to give to one of you guys…

The game- the first 50 “reader-comments” received – will be entered in a “blind hat pick”! You can submit as many comments as you’d like but- Please, only 1- reader comment – per day…play fair!

The $50 Gift Card is good at any of Duffy’s Sports Grill-34 Florida locations.

Check menu/prices/locations/info at duffysmvp.com.

* COMEDIAN MONIQUE MARVEZ: LATE EFFING BLOOMER.

Tickets just went on sale.

Monique Marvez is an absolutely brilliant comedian!

Don’t miss her!

The Skinny:

COMEDIAN MONIQUE MARVEZ: LATE EFFING BLOOMER

Saturday, July 16th, 2022 (7pm)

Boca Black Box
8221 Glades Road Suite #10,
Boca Raton, Florida 33434
Box Office: 561.483.9036
Tickets: bocablackbox.com check goldstar.com for discount tickets

from bocablackbox.com

Monique Marvez is the perfect artist for these dynamic times. The lovely Latina (fluent in Spanish) stand up, air talent, screenwriter, author, podcaster and above all, PERFORMER has spent 25 years at the forefront of changing media, mores and cultural shifts both pop and profound with three diverse SHOWTIME Specials and a much lauded appearance on HBOMax’ HA Festival.

Marvez’ nearly 20 year career in radio, ran concurrently with a national touring schedule, performances for the military and prestigious cruise ship bookings. While doing so, she launched a podcast to keep the interaction going, the very successful Third Hour.

Television, both appearing and writing for the likes of Barry Diller, NBC Universal & Dick Wolf Productions, commercials, voice over work, a one woman show featured at the Edmonton Fringe Festival and recently launched YouTube channel have been interwoven with all the above passion projects and content creations.

And these are just a few of the pinnacles!

In this learn-as-we-go open-ended time, Monique is fully prepared for anything! A quarter century of living on stages (in stages!) and honing her skills in total authenticity with a clear voice, put her everywhere people are now seeking unique, powerful entertainment that is equal parts AHA! and HA.